Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-04
LOVER WAGES.
The American Sugar Rein
err Makes q General
Reduction.
San Francisco Restaurants
and Hotels Complain
Against the New Law
Official Order Regarding Our
Mail with Shanghai. China
Texas Dro1fA Broken n-sprlng Valley
Water Company MortEaEs-Exsiss-
msaf Over Q Duel-MIlwaukee
Risssr Found eaIlty-TAs
Very Largest Gas Wen.

Wsses Reaacea In . szEnP Reanery.
ekz FRAHczsco. Nay a-Ths AmsEical
Sugar Refinery has made Q ten Per osut
Fedastia1 In the WAGES Of al ita en-
ployea. exceptinR the clsrks, teamstsri
And ooopers. The reduction Affects 81
msn- The o0mpa1y ene year ago made
. voluntary Increase Of tea per cent. IL
wages 70 Ia employees, but has nov
caused q similar Fednsfioz. owing, fhl
managers explain, 10 the working Of ths
Inter Ssate Commerce bill and the dull
ness Of the sugar maFke&. The mattel
viii be laid before the labor uni0na 10.
night. Inquiry was made at the Cali.
fornia Refinery IL they intended TAKING
ziniIar acaion. The answer waa ssNo. !
a ehipme1t Of 1000 barrels Of sugar fol
over the Canadian Paciec, 10 detained
% Victoria. B. O., ewing 10 the steamer
on which u waashiDped from here being
quAsantined.
cempaains Rrsm San Rraneiseo.
WAszINoroE, NAY A-Ths daily mail
of the Intsr-Saate O0mmeroe Oemmis-
sioa continues 10 BE- very bulky. Secrs-
saFy Aosely today reaa Q o0mmuniea-
ti0n addressed 20 the Commission By the
Of the hotels, boarding
houses and eating houses Of the city Of
pKices Of provisions To that city have
been enormously advanced BY dealers
there alleging In Justification thereof
lhe increased rates OF transportation re-
30 section Of the Inter-State
Commerce bill. @The increased cost Of
he necessaries Of life infaicts unusual
and serious hardship upsn our business,
md We thevefore pray for such relief as
may be within the prevince or olsmency
1f your h0nOFabla board 20 grant y
rhis vas signed BY the proprietors of
sbout Q dozen hotels and City resiau-
iants and boarding houses.
DFdeF from the Postmaster General.
WAEHNsrox, May 3-rhs following
rider has been issued ~ the PJstmas.
eE General:
Il Is ordered on and after this date
hat articles Of every kind aud na-
1re, which are admitted 10 the United
states domestic mails shall be admitted
o mails exchanged between the United
states and United States Postal Agency
Il Shanghai, China, subject, however. 10
he following rates Of postage, which
n all eases shall be faIly prepaid: first
lass matter, 8 cents fer each half ounce
" fraction Of half ounce; postal cards,
cents each; second and third class mat
er and samples Of merchandise. not ex-
eeding 8 ounces In weight, ct l cent for
laoh 2 ounces, or fractien Of Dances;
oursh class matter, I cent fer each
Iunoe or fraction Of an ounce; registra-
ion fee, 10 cents, no additional charge
or return receipt. It is ordered fur
her, that articles other than letters IN
heir usual and ordinary form shall
ever be closed against inspection, bat
a9st be % wrapped or enclosed that
beg may be readily examined by the
'ostmasters and Customs Inspectors.
Washington, May "a, 1887.
(SiQned.) WILLIAM +. Was,
Postmaster General
Texas Dreafh Broken.
GkLvEsrox, May IA good rain storm
Fevailed last niRht along the lines Of
he Calf. Colorado 4 Santa Fe and
Texas Central roads, breaking the
lro0th thfouohoat Central Texas
Esregage by the sprtn& valley water
Company
sAE FRANcrsoo, May 3.-The Spring
Talley Water Company has mortgaRed
10 entire property for $5,o00.00o in
avor Of the California Safe Deposit
nd Trust Company. The mortgage
scurss 5000 bonds Of $1,000 each, pay
Ihle in thirty years. bal redeemsble ct
ny time altar September 1st, 1916 and
,earinQ interest at four per cent. The
easons for issuing the bonds are 10 en-
aroe the verks, Increase the water
npply and redeem the present 0ut-
sanding bonds, draWine eight per cent.
interest which viii soon fall due.
Exestement ever . Duel.
81. LeUIs, May "A special from the
1ity of Mexico says the highest Political
md social circles Of the Mexican capital
re much excited over prospective
lael. One Of the principals 10 foreign
Minister representing European power,
he other is q coustFyman Of the di-
,lomat. The trouble started at q social
gathering and grew 0ut Of @ quarrel
lbout the daughter Of famous General
Known on both continents. Frienda Of
he parties sre trying 70 arrange tbs diff
dcnlsy 90 o. 10 avoid hostilities.
Mf1waukee Rieaer Feund Gully.
MuwAuxzR, May A-Tbs jaFy in the
sass Of Paul 0r0tfkzu, charged With In
sitina q mot aa Milwaukee Garden last
Nay. hFoaeht IN g verdist Of gnilty this
A motion for . nev trial will
Be argued on Saturday.
EAFxess Gaa well IN the weird.
muscle lInd.). Msy 8.-TAs largest
Ras veil tn the world has jast bsen dis
severed at Paramount, near here. Tbe
.sss os Professsg Orion, State Gsolozi 4
Of Ohio. shows u is flowing nearly H.
10o. coo feet per day.
BrmEKisas IN Kamsss
ToPExA, May a-The examination Of
applioanas from the df1RR1sts Of Topeka
10 sell liquors under the new liquor
IAw was commsuced yesterday befors
TIE PROBATE Judge The Law require.
the seller 20 have q position signed b
twenty i've ladies, 10 which be pledges
10 sei eniy 70 peTsoas pressnting sworn
that the liquor wili be usec
oaly for specified medical parpeses- The
LADIES' Of the W0msn's Chrissisn Ten
psranse Cnioa exAnined the sppIica.
lions and anta9onixsd most Of them,
Oas Of six spplicRnts examined only
three vsrs 90 'epeed.
Mass Matte MttcheIl
BALzrMozz, NAY 2.-Ths Anerfra-
yesterday said: Miss Matte Mitchell
daughter 81 ths senator from Oregon,
whsa Qasssionsd upsn her rsported sn.
eaesmsnf 70 SIR Lsonel ssckVille vest
British Minister. gave Q is1ehira
denial. 81 the same time EverFinR the
whole stoTy 10 be too absurd 20 merit any
nssica. HovsveR. IL is pretty ReueralIy
credited. For several ssaaons past MIS-
Mffahen has heea an intimate fEierc
of Miss Wesf; N fast, the only inii
mate friand she bad, sad . daily VISITOR
~ The legation where she seemed. IN
Gil TIE resent anno1noemest. 70 b
Q pxiaas faSoFits With the b01ss-
bold. fes popoiAF i@prsssisn - ms %
Be that The ferDeR terms Of cordiaiisy
20 losReE sxist b~tvee1 tbe tvo yer I
la2iss. and that the Ministers dsash-
tsrs aFs naturally adverse 20 their fsfbsI
mAETy ~ again O. choosing for kss wffs
Q pers-n of sheir owa azs- HoBszei
thai 1sy be. Il q certain thsf the pla1
Hrs1 prc3sctsd feE tbs Minister and 81.
fAniiy - apead ths s1muer 81 Rzi